=== Chargers name Telesco GM ===
 
 San  Diego, CA (Sports  Network) - The San Diego Chargers named Tom Telesco as
 their new general manager Wednesday.
 
 Telesco  replaces A.J. Smith,  who was relieved of his duties on Dec. 31 after
 spending 10 years with the club.
 
 The Chargers won five AFC West divisional crowns during his tenure.
 
 Telesco  had been  with the Indianapolis Colts since 1995, recently serving as
 the team's vice president of football operations.
 
 Under the 40-year-old's guidance in 2012, Indianapolis quickly turned around a
 2-14 record in 2011 to an 11-5 mark this past season, which earned the Colts a
 playoff  spot before  falling to  the Baltimore  Ravens in  the AFC  Wild Card
 round.
 
 Telesco's  first task  will be to find  a replacement for Norv Turner, who was
 also fired on Dec. 31 following six seasons as San Diego's head coach.
 
 
 01/09 14:47:45 ET